GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS

BY KEITH NUTHALL, ALAN OSBORN AND PHILIP FINE THE EUROPEAN Union, the United States and their various allies seem to be moving towards a deal at the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) negotiations over the creation of a global register for protected geographical indications in the wine and spirit trade. In the latest talks at Geneva, the EU moved away from calling for arbitration over terms in disputes between WTO member countries, saying that if no agreement could be reached, then a particular designation would not be protected in the challenging country. Also, ...


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